Japanese
Knotweed looks like bamboo. it has visible
nodes(dark ring around stalk) every 8″ or so. When it comes up in the
spring it is usually part of a larger grove of Knotweed sending up many
shoots of varying heights each about an inch in diameter, when summer
approaches the maximum height will be somewhere around 6′-8′. Japanese
Knotweed has a wide leaf, the length is about twice the
width. Japanese Knotweed is an invasive weed
in many parts of the United States.,